If it wasn’t already obvious, the over-the-top article headline is poking fun at how the annual Philadelphia Eagles depth chart reveal ahead of the team’s first preseason game is less meaningful than it might seem.
It’s not like this depth chart is carefully crated with insight from the front office and coaches. It literally says “Compiled by the Eagles Communications department” (AKA the PR department) at the top of the graphic. And it’s only issued to the public because it’s mandated by the league.
“I was 22 years old and I was the one putting out the official depth chart…”
A word of warning on “official” depth charts from @FG_Dolan on the Fantasy Feast podcast: pic.